Professor Hisham Mehanna, from the Cancer and Genomic Sciences Institute at the University of Birmingham, conducted a striking study. In his research with his team, he revealed one reason for the increasing incidence of laryngeal cancer in western countries over the past 20 years.
Especially examining the increase in the oropharynx, which is a type of laryngeal cancer, Mehanna explained that the biggest factor causing cancer is HPV (Human papilloma virus). She pointed out that the reason for the transmission of this sexually transmitted virus is mostly oral sex.
Those who do oral sex are 8.5 times more likely to develop cancer than those who do not:
In her study of nearly 1,000 people who have had tonsillectomy, Mehanna learned that 80 percent of adults have had oral sex at some point in their lives. However, very few of these people suffered from oropharyngeal cancer.
It has been discovered that the virus reproduces itself rapidly in patients with cancer and continues to exist in random places in the person’s DNA over time. Some of these random positions were causing the cells to turn into cancer cells.
Although the number is small, it has been noted that people with six or more lifetime oral sex partners are 8.5 times more likely to develop oropharyngeal cancer than those who do not.
Mehenna shared that in order to prevent the spread of cancer, not only women but also men should have the HPV vaccine. He also stated that the HPV vaccine should be administered to young people in many countries around the world.
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